OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14414692
OVERHEAD POWER LINE,ELECTRICAL,TELECOM WORK,E TC,ELECTROCUTED,AERIAL LIFT
Event description
ELECTRIC SHOCK - DIRECT CONTACT WITH OVERHEAD LINE
Investigation abstract
AN EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A NOISE PROBLEM ON A TELEPHONE LINE. AFTER ISOLATING TH E TROUBLE TO A UTILITY POLE WHICH WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWO TRANSFORMERS, THE EMPLOY EE BEGAN TO CHECK THE LINE FROM THE FIBERGLASS BUCKET OF AN AERIAL LIFT. HE MOVE D THE BUCKET UP TO THE TRANSFORMER LOCATION (ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE THE TELEPHONE LI NE) AND TRIED TO TIGHTEN THE TOP WIRE ON ONE OF THE TRANSFORMERS. THE EMPLOYEE M ADE SIMULTANEOUS CONTACT WITH BOTH LINES OR WITH ONE LINE AND GROUND, AND CURREN T TRAVELED FROM HAND TO HAND. HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 10
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 13
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 527
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Hazardous substance
- 8870
- Task assigned
- 1
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